Incumbent Supervisor Gains Nod In Milford Bucks Townships

May 22, 1985|The Morning Call

The race for a spot on the fall ballot for a six-year term as supervisor in Milford Township went to the wire yesterday with incumbent Republican Leslie R. Manns out-polling John S. Cihiy by a 189-139 margin.

On the Democratic side Merle E. Wright received 56 votes with unofficial tallies showing Manns with 50 write-in votes to be nominated on both tickets.

Rochelle A. Maddux, the incumbent tax collector and wife of the Republican supervisor candidate, defeated Marie T. Somp for the tax collector's nomination by a vote of 262-143.

For the six-year supervisor's term the Democrats have no candidate unless write-ins produce one.

For the four-year term as supervisor Mitch Yarmark was nominated.

DURHAM

Republican candidates are Manfred Marschewski, supervisor, and Constance Prescott, tax collector. There are no Democrats on the ballot.

NOCKAMIXON

Henry J. Gawronski, president of the Palisades School Board who declined to seek re-election in order to run for the Republican nomination for supervisor in Nockamixon Township, was defeated by David R. Wolfinger by a nine-vote margin.